Members: Han Liu, Ashely Turner, Jessica Mooney
Lesson Topic: Natural Disasters and Our Responses
Subject Area: Geography
Grade Level: 2-5
Time: One week
1. Pennsylvania Standards:
7.2.3.B: Identify the basic physical processes that affect the physical characteristics of places and regions. 7.4.5.A: Describe and explain the effects of the physical systems on people within regions.
2. NCSS Standards
People, Places, and Environment.
3. Learning Objectives
After this unit, students will understand the eight natural disaters (flood, hurricane, tornado, tsunami, thunderstorm, volcano, earthquake, wildfire, winter storm), and how the natural disasters affect their lives at home, in the community, or in a bigger geographical region.
Students will learning the the knowledge and skills to respond to natural disasters in proactive ways.
Example
Members: Han Liu, Ashely Turner, Jessica Mooney
Lesson Topic: Natural Disasters and Our Responses
Subject Area: Geography
Grade Level: 2-5
Time: One week
1. Pennsylvania Standards:
7.2.3.B: Identify the basic physical processes that affect the physical characteristics of places and regions.7.4.5.A: Describe and explain the effects of the physical systems on people within regions.
2. NCSS Standards
People, Places, and Environment.3. Learning Objectives
After this unit, students will understand the eight natural disaters (flood, hurricane, tornado, tsunami, thunderstorm, volcano, earthquake, wildfire, winter storm), and how the natural disasters affect their lives at home, in the community, or in a bigger geographical region.Students will learning the the knowledge and skills to respond to natural disasters in proactive ways.
4. Engagement
What is a natural disaster?How does it happen?
What to do if it happens?
How to prepare for a coming natural disaster?
Mississippi River Flood 1993
Hurricane Katrina Part Two
Images Earthquake Rocks HaitiVolcanic Eruption
5. Instruction
Gateway: FEMA for KidsEight Disaster and Appropriate Responses to Them
Get Ready
6. Assessment
Students will play the games and do the quizzes within each section.As a culminating assessment, students will take the test here.